A PLACE TO START

A PLACE TO STARTThis house (Fig.1) with an area of 17 m2 consists of one room (see Fig.2) and may serve as a temporary shelter during the development of new suburban area. It is designed for four people — two adults and two children. The basis of its design is the frame (Fig.H), sheathed on the outside with asbestos cement sheets — flat for walls and wavy roof. Plasterboard going on the inner lining. Between the outer and inner covering of the walls and ceiling laid glass wool, which serves as an insulating layer. Design rests on the two tie concrete blocks that serve as the Foundation (see Fig.1 and 4).

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VANITY-IMPROMPTU

VANITY-IMPROMPTUIt so happened that a winter forgot to drain the water from the washstand in the garden. Came spring, and the frost broke. Without the washstand in the country bad. A trip to the hardware store proved fruitless. At the time nothing suitable in the sale were not available. Then decided to make a vanity myself, out of scrap materials.

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DUO ROLLERS

Original brush two foam rollers used for painting walls and ceilings V. Vakulenko from St. Petersburg. They are located on the shaft so that rotates in contact with each other, the lower roller partially submerged in suspended on its axis cuvette paint. Revolving, it does not apply to the painted surface and “feeds” the paint Read more…

CHAIR COMFORT

SEAT COMFORTIt will look good not only in the countryside but in a city apartment, featuring special convenience and originality of design (in addition, it is available for self-production). The fact that this easy chair has compared to other similar one is undoubtedly the winning advantage: the position of the backrest can be changed, giving it the most comfortable for you angle. Let us consider by what means this is achieved.

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THE FOUNTAIN IN THE ROOM…

THE FOUNTAIN IN THE ROOM...Currently, there are many indoor fountains (KF), designed for interior decoration and humidification of residential and industrial premises. However, the price of these lovely devices, to put it mildly, somewhat exaggerated. Therefore, in the club “Russian craftsmen” (Chelyabinsk) was developed and tested technology of the fountains available and cheap materials. The whole structure of KF is based on a decorative base, inside of which sits the water tank. At its bottom is installed on the suction cups pump. On the output nozzle of the pump mounted discharge hose (flexible tube) coming out through the holes in the cover (the sump) and stand. The return water into the tank through a fitting in the cap and the drain hose.

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SQUADRON BATTLESHIP “SISOY GREAT”

SQUADRON BATTLESHIP SQUADRON BATTLESHIP “SISOY GREAT”. Scale model 1:200.

Preparations for the construction of the fifth battleship in the Baltic sea began in the period is quite difficult for domestic shipbuilding. At that time it was still unclear which path the future development of this class of ships are they going to build a reduced displacement battleships of the “Gangut” destined for action in closed sea theaters, or larger type, “Navarino”, and may not even continue their construction and focus on creating big cruisers?

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SLIDES WITH NEGATIVE

SLIDES FROM NEGATIVESAffordable and easy to use automatic cameras-“soap” can make any person a photographer. The presence everywhere for the service of photographers specialized items the most famous foreign firms (it is a pity that Russian is not among them) makes it easy and relatively inexpensive within an hour or two to obtain beautiful colored glossy pictures. Camera instant shooting reduce the process of getting photos to a few seconds.

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AND THE TANK, AND DECORATION

AND THE TANK, AND DECORATIONThere is no need to prove how important it is to have in the garden water supplies that happen with irrigation system and flower beds with lawns for the week of the July heat will turn to hay. So when my old steel tank had rusted and sprung a leak, there was an urgent need to find a replacement.
The first thing that came to mind to order the same, and then dye it and braid wild grapes, to fit into the landscape. But tank black steel is not only unsightly, it is also impractical: and roads, and rust. It is good to make the tank from aluminum or stainless steel, but the price!!! But to use such a tank may have only one season: winter comes “away” and “privatize” your treasure for scrap.

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TRIPOD FOR PETS

TRIPOD FOR PETSMany of those who contain animals in the house or apartment, the familiar pattern when a dog or a cat, licking remains of food from the bowl, rides on the floor of the emptied vessel, creating an annoying noise. The situation is even worse when the animal upsets filled the bowl. But to avoid such problems is not difficult — it is necessary for the bowl to stand in the form of andirons. In the village house where there was a Russian stove (and in what house it was not?), among their cooking utensils (tagankov) was kept a few and different “caliber.”

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MIDDLE BOMBER YAK-2

THE MIDDLE OF THE BOMBER YAK-2THE MIDDLE BOMBER, THE YAK-2. Scale model 1:33.

In February 1939 at the Moscow Central airfield Frunze has a nice twin-engined monoplane dvuhkilevoe. Experienced eye it was clear that the aircraft can show very high performance. Even without knowing the brand of the machine, no doubt in the fact that it is designed in OKB A. S. Yakovlev is a young but quite famous aircraft designer. Well decorated, carefully painted and polished to a Shine, his machine carried on the rudders branded white and red stripes.

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